The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-08-12
The Return of the Rifles.

DEAR ENQUIRER We left camp at $50
O'Clock on Monday and marched in company
with the Calvert Light Infantry to the Wes-
tern Maryland Station to catch the A. NJ.
train for Baltimore. Many of the Calvert
boys have beautiful voices and entertained us
highly at the station and in camp by singing
old familiar songs, in which many of lis Joined.
The country through which we passed was
picturesque and grand in the extreme. We
saw the Blue Mountain House, near Pen Mar,
viewed in the near distance High Rock, look
ing down Oh us from its lofty summit. We
passed through Westminster and by Mt. Hope
had a commanding view Of the Cumberland
valley which extended for miles below us in
one unbroken country, richly fertiliZed AID
cultivated by people ever invigOrated by the
mountain air and proud Of their happy and
prosperous homes. We were particularly
struck with the celebrated horse shoe curve in
the mountains which brought us suddenly
down grade many feet and carried us quickly
around the mountain for a considerable dis
| lance almost in the same direction.
The Western Maryland r. r. passes through
| portion of the State of PEI nsylvania. 1t
was the first time many of us had ever seen a
mountain and at such tane before autumnal
| winds had disrobed it of its vernal beauty.
We were told there are wild cats, few wild
turkeys and any quantity OF pheasants, but no
| deer in these mountains
We parted with the Calvert Company in
Baltimore and were joined by the Howard
Rifles at Union Station, who had just escorted
to Baltimore from Camp Lloyd Miss Alice
Gilmor, daughter of Col Harry Gilmor. "She
was pleased with the honor, and they We're
proad tG give it,"
We could but feel deeply grateful to our
friends when we arrived at Marlboro. to see
the Fire Brigade and the citizens of Marlboro
out in full force, to give us ringing, cheer
ing welcome home. The Fire Association
escorted us to our Armory where we halted
and came to parade rest, when c. q. Magru-
der. ESD. on behalf of the Association
| welcomed us home In abort ut animated
! and eloquent address, and Capt Chew on
| behalf OF his command thanked them and
| this citizens of Marlboro generally for this
mark OF their appreciation and esteem.
Although, Messrs. Editors, our organization
| is not year old, We have met and marched
| with every other Company in the State except
three, and we say it with perfect candor, that
our fondest anticipations have been more than
| realized. When we determined to go 10 Camp
Lloyd, we did so with great reluctance, fearing
that in consequence OF the i'll attendance at
drill on the part of some of its members, our
Company would not only present bad ap-
pearance but would be found deficient in
drilling, but the compliments We received,
time and again, the generous criticisms and
our own insight and observation have taught
us that such is not the case. We shall at our
next business meeting choose a surgeon and )
or g representative men from each district of
the county, as honorary members of our
Company. We will thereby be enabled, to-
gether with our own efforts to make our
Company not only an ornament to our County
but to the State. We feel assured that if we
make it what it can be made with rightly
directed energies, that our County as well as
the State will stand by us and be proud of us.
The entire Company as unit will look with
ardent interest to see the law enforced, and
the fines, imposed and to be imposed. collected.
We hope to strengthen ourselves by getting
about y able bodied and orderly men to join
us, as soon as possible, so that if we go to
Philadelphia in September IL take part in
celebrating the Constitutional Centennial, (the
Governor having intimated his intention to
take the State Militia if he can raise funds
enoUghj we can go with the assurance that
we will cope successfully with any company
there.
One OF THE RIFLES.